diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php
index 15228af29..5f6773daf 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/InitCommand.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class InitCommand extends BaseCommand
                 new InputOption('name', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Name of the package'),
                 new InputOption('description', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Description of package'),
                 new InputOption('author', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Author name of package'),
-                new InputOption('type', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'Type of package (e.g. library, project, metapackage, composer-plugin)'),
+                new InputOption('type', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Type of package (e.g. library, project, metapackage, composer-plugin)'),
                 new InputOption('homepage', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Homepage of package'),
                 new InputOption('require', null, InputOption::VALUE_IS_ARRAY | InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Package to require with a version constraint, e.g. foo/bar:1.0.0 or foo/bar=1.0.0 or "foo/bar 1.0.0"', null, $this->suggestAvailablePackageInclPlatform()),
                 new InputOption('require-dev', null, InputOption::VALUE_IS_ARRAY | InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Package to require for development with a version constraint, e.g. foo/bar:1.0.0 or foo/bar=1.0.0 or "foo/bar 1.0.0"', null, $this->suggestAvailablePackageInclPlatform()),